Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Publisher | Ministry of Media |
Founded | 12 December 1924 |
Language | Arabic |
Headquarters | Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Website | http://www.uqn.gov.sa/ |
Umm Al-Qura ( Arabic: أُم القُرى, lit. 'The Mother of Villages') was the first Arabic-language Saudi Arabian daily newspaper based in Mecca, [1] and the official gazette of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The paper has been in circulation since 1924.
Umm Al-Qura was established by Ibn Saud, the Kingdom’s founder, and the first issue was published on 12 December 1924. [2] [3] In fact, the paper was a successor of Al Qibla which was the official gazette of the Kingdom of Hejaz. [4] One of the reasons behind the establishment of Umm Al-Qura was the harsh criticisms of an Egyptian newspaper, Al Muqattam, against Ibn Saud. [5] Ibn Saud started the paper to counterweigh the propaganda of Al Muqattam through the paper. [5]
Umm Al-Qura was initially a weekly newspaper issued in four hand-printed pages before it had turned into a government gazette – an announcer of royal decrees and other state-related news. [6] [7] Shortly after its start, Umm Al-Qura frequently featured articles supporting Wahhabi doctrine which was given as a branch of Sunni Islam. [8] The paper called Ibn Saud the Caeser of the Arabs following the annexation of Hejaz. [9]
The founding editor-in-chief of the paper was Yusuf Yasin, an advisor to Ibn Saud. [10] [11] Ghalib Hamza Abulfaraj, a Saudi businessman, also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. [12] One of its early contributors was St John Philby. [13]
Umm Al-Qura is published by the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information. [14]
The significant events that the paper covered, sometimes in special issues, included: [2]
During World War II all newspapers at that time, Sawt Al Hijaz, Al-Madina Al manawara, and Umm Al Qura experienced financial crises, leading to the suspension of their publication from 1941-1946 except Umm Al Qura which continued to be issued. [15]
Type | Weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Publisher | Ministry of Media |
Founded | 12 December 1924 |
Language | Arabic |
Headquarters | Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Website | http://www.uqn.gov.sa/ |
Umm Al-Qura ( Arabic: أُم القُرى, lit. 'The Mother of Villages') was the first Arabic-language Saudi Arabian daily newspaper based in Mecca, [1] and the official gazette of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The paper has been in circulation since 1924.
Umm Al-Qura was established by Ibn Saud, the Kingdom’s founder, and the first issue was published on 12 December 1924. [2] [3] In fact, the paper was a successor of Al Qibla which was the official gazette of the Kingdom of Hejaz. [4] One of the reasons behind the establishment of Umm Al-Qura was the harsh criticisms of an Egyptian newspaper, Al Muqattam, against Ibn Saud. [5] Ibn Saud started the paper to counterweigh the propaganda of Al Muqattam through the paper. [5]
Umm Al-Qura was initially a weekly newspaper issued in four hand-printed pages before it had turned into a government gazette – an announcer of royal decrees and other state-related news. [6] [7] Shortly after its start, Umm Al-Qura frequently featured articles supporting Wahhabi doctrine which was given as a branch of Sunni Islam. [8] The paper called Ibn Saud the Caeser of the Arabs following the annexation of Hejaz. [9]
The founding editor-in-chief of the paper was Yusuf Yasin, an advisor to Ibn Saud. [10] [11] Ghalib Hamza Abulfaraj, a Saudi businessman, also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. [12] One of its early contributors was St John Philby. [13]
Umm Al-Qura is published by the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information. [14]
The significant events that the paper covered, sometimes in special issues, included: [2]
During World War II all newspapers at that time, Sawt Al Hijaz, Al-Madina Al manawara, and Umm Al Qura experienced financial crises, leading to the suspension of their publication from 1941-1946 except Umm Al Qura which continued to be issued. [15]